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industrialize
verb in·dus·tri·al·ize \in-ˈdəs-trē-ə-ˌlīz\
: to build and operate factories and businesses in a city, region, country, etc.
in·dus·tri·al·izedin·dus·tri·al·iz·ing
Full Definition of INDUSTRIALIZE
transitive verb
: to make industrial <industrialize an agricultural region>
intransitive verb
: to become industrial
— in·dus·tri·al·i·za·tion \-ˌdəs-trē-ə-lə-ˈzā-shən\ noun
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First Known Use of INDUSTRIALIZE
1886
Rhymes with INDUSTRIALIZE
Americanize, apotheosize, colonialize, compartmentalize, conceptualize, consolation prize, contextualize, decriminalize, delegitimize, demilitarize, denaturalize, departmentalize, depoliticize, desexualize, epigrammatize, etymologize, Europeanize, exteriorize, ideologize, individualize, internationalize, legitimatize, materialize, memorialize, miniaturize, politicalize, private enterprise, professionalize, psychoanalyze, revolutionize, self-actualize, sensationalize, sentimentalize, spiritualize, underutilize, universalize
INDUSTRIALIZE Defined for Kids
industrialize
verb in·dus·tri·al·ize \in-ˈdə-strē-ə-ˌlīz\
in·dus·tri·al·izedin·dus·tri·al·iz·ing
Definition of INDUSTRIALIZE for Kids
: to develop industries
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